Total Crime Rate

310.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 310.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Underwood Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 129th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Underwood Road (E1 5AW) in the last 12 months was 310.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (β‰ˆ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Road (E1 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumbers Row, where police recorded 254 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davenant Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Underwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hemming Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemming Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moss Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Links Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shuttle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Links Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Links Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davenant Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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